Ranger 4WD V6-3.0L (2008)
Seat Belt Reminder Lamp: Description and Operation
Safety Belt Warning Indicator and Chime
The safety belt warning indicator and chime remind the driver to fasten their safety belt. The following conditions will take place:
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If the driver's safety belt is not buckled before the ignition is turned to the ON position, the chime will turn on for 4-8 seconds and the indicator
will illuminate for 1-2 minutes.
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If the driver's safety belt is buckled while the indicator is on and the chime is sounding, both the indicator and chime will turn off.
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If the driver's safety belt is buckled before the ignition is turned to the ON position, neither the indicator nor the chime will be active.
Belt-Minder(R)
The Belt-Minder(R) feature is a supplemental warning to the safety belt warning function. The feature provides additional reminders by intermittently
sounding a chime and illuminating the safety belt warning indicator in the instrument cluster when the driver's and front passenger's safety belt is
unbuckled.
The Belt-Minder(R) feature uses information from the front passenger sensing system to determine if a front seat passenger is present and therefore
potentially in need of a warning. To avoid activating the Belt-Minder(R) feature for objects placed in the front passenger seat, warnings will only be
given to large front seat occupants as determined by the front passenger sensing system.
Both the driver's and passenger's safety belt usages are monitored and either may activate the Belt-Minder(R) feature. The warnings are the same for
the driver and front passenger. If the Belt-Minder(R) warnings have expired (warnings for approximately 5 minutes) for one occupant (driver or front
passenger), the other occupant can still activate the Belt-Minder(R) feature.
The Belt-Minder(R) feature uses information from the OCS system on the front passenger seat to determine if a front seat passenger is present and
therefore potentially in need of a warning. The warning is activated if the OCS system senses weight exceeding a programmed set point.
The driver and front passenger Belt-Minder(R) feature is deactivated/activated independently. When deactivating/activating the Belt-Minder(R) for a
seat, do not buckle the safety belts on the other seat, or the process will be terminated. To deactivate/activate the Belt-Minder(R) feature, refer to
Instrument Panel, Gauges and Warning Indicators or the Owner's Literature.
